Resistance to social influence

• What is social support?

  • when a person has an ally who is supporting their point of view
• How does social support lead to resistance?

  • having an ally can build confidence and allow individuals to remain independent
  • individuals no longer fear being ridiculed, allowing them to avoid normative social influence
  • individuals who have support for point of view are more likely to disobey orders
• Who proposed locus of control?

  Rotter
• What is locus of control?

  • it refers to a person's perception of personal control over their own behaviours
  • it is based on someones personality
• Define people who have external locus of control

  • they believe that things happen to them without their control, due to factors such as luck
  • they blame others and take less responsibility
  • they are more likely to obey
• Define people with an internal locus of control

  • they take full responsibility for the outcome of their actions
  • rely less on opinions of others
  • more likely to be leaders
  • therefore they are less likely to obey and likely to resist social influence
• Research support for social support:

  • In one of Asch's variations, one confederate was instructed to give the correct answer throughout
  • The rate of conformity dropped to 5 %
• What are two reasons people may resist to social influence?

  • social support
  • Internal locus of control